Summertime school makeovers

Gaston’s public school system will complete many construction and renovation projects at various schools this summer.

General cleaning will be conducted at all schools around the county, while others will get new and renovated signage, swing gates, pump grease traps and lift stations, and undergo various construction projects.

Additionally, a new middle school in Stanley and a new elementary school in west Gastonia are under construction. The elementary school, which is located adjacent to the current Pleasant Ridge Elementary, is slated to open by the time school begins in August. The new middle school is expected to open in early 2018.

Here’s a look at which schools have projects going on this summer:

The school: Highland School of Technology

The project: New gymnasium flooring, lacquering and logo painted onto floor. Renovations to gym floors will also take place at multiple schools. The gymnasiums will also be painted at Bessemer City and Forestview high schools.

The school: McAdenville Elementary

The project: Paving, curbing, sidewalks, drop ceiling and lighting in hallways to complete second phase of renovations at the school.

The school: Forest Heights Elementary

The project: The Department for Exceptional Children plans to relocate the Pre-K Evaluation Team and Pre-K Itinerant Team personnel in an area to be renovated and include a wheelchair lift.

The schools: South Point and Hunter Huss high schools

The project: The sidewalk will be repaired at the South Point High football stadium. The Huss football field will be renovated and new lights installed in the press box.

The school: W.C. Friday Middle

The project: Restroom improvements.

The schools: Belmont Central, Gardner Park and McAdenville elementary schools, and Ashbrook, Cherryville and East Gaston high schools.

The project: Parking lot repairs.

The school: York Chester Middle

The project: Installation of hallway drop ceilings.

The school: Cherryville Elementary

The project: Media center lighting and HVAC installation/repairs.

The school: Belmont Central Elementary

The project: Door Repairs.

The schools: H.H. Beam and Springfield elementary schools

The project: Carpet replacement and painting. Tile/carpet replacement will also take place in the main office of Springfield Elementary.

The school: Bessemer City High

The project: Auditorium lights installed.

The schools: Robinson and Forest Heights elementary schools

The project: Window painting at Robinson and installation of new windows at Forest Heights.

The school: Hunter Huss High

The project: Lift station replacement/monitoring.

The school: Gardner Park Elementary

The project: Installation of an intercom system.

The school: Ashbrook High

The project: Installation of a building automation system for the school’s HVAC system.

The schools: Springfield and Kiser elementary schools

The project: Installation of water meters.

The school: Robinson Elementary

The project: Installation of access entry control system.

The schools: East Gaston, Ashbrook and North Gaston high schools, and Lingerfeldt Elementary

The project: Installation/repair of generators.

You can reach Eric Wildstein at 704-869-1828 or Twitter.com/TheGazetteEric.

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